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Monday, May 7, 2012

Deactivate WordPress Plugins without Logging Into WP Admin (Video Tutorial)

Every now and then we get users who find themselves in a tough situation where they need to deactivate a plugin but they can’t log into the WordPress admin dashboard. Peter created a video tutorial covering 2 techniques that you can use to deactivate your WordPress plugins witout having to log into your WP admin.

These 2 techniques will come in handy if you ever find yourself in one of the following situations:

  • Installed a WordPress plugin and you get a white/blank screen when you log into your WP Admin
  • Edited some PHP code from the plugin or theme editor and there was an error so you can’t access the WP Admin anymore
  • Installed a WordPress securiy plugin that locked you out and you can’t get inside WP Admin

Deactivate a WordPress plugin via PHPMyAdmin or FTP

Alternatively, you can watch this videos on YouTube by going to the following link:

Hopefully this video will save the day if you ever find yourself in this situation.

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